Planck 2018 results-X. Constraints on inflation

Y Akrami, F Arroja, M Ashdown, J Aumont… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
We report on the implications for cosmic inflation of the 2018 release of the Planck cosmic
microwave background (CMB) anisotropy measurements. The results are fully consistent …

The astrodust+ PAH model: A unified description of the extinction, emission, and polarization from dust in the diffuse interstellar medium

BS Hensley, BT Draine - The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a new model of interstellar dust in which large grains are a single composite
material," astrodust," and nanoparticle-sized grains come in distinct varieties including …

Planck 2018 results-XI. Polarized dust foregrounds

Y Akrami, M Ashdown, J Aumont, C Baccigalupi… - Astronomy & …, 2020 - aanda.org
The study of polarized dust emission has become entwined with the analysis of the cosmic
microwave background (CMB) polarization in the quest for the curl-like B-mode polarization …

Observational constraints on the physical properties of interstellar dust in the post-Planck era

BS Hensley, BT Draine - The Astrophysical Journal, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a synthesis of the astronomical observations constraining the wavelength-
dependent extinction, emission, and polarization from interstellar dust from UV to microwave …

CCAT-prime collaboration: science goals and forecasts with Prime-Cam on the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope

M Aravena, JE Austermann, K Basu… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a detailed overview of the science goals and predictions for the Prime-Cam
direct-detection camera–spectrometer being constructed by the CCAT-prime collaboration …

PICO: Probe of inflation and cosmic origins

S Hanany, M Alvarez, E Artis, P Ashton… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2019 - arxiv.org
The Probe of Inflation and Cosmic Origins (PICO) is an imaging polarimeter that will scan the
sky for 5 years in 21 frequency bands spread between 21 and 799 GHz. It will produce full …

The Dielectric Function of “Astrodust” and Predictions for Polarization in the 3.4 and 10 μm Features

BT Draine, BS Hensley - The Astrophysical Journal, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The dielectric function of interstellar dust material is modeled using observations of
extinction and polarization in the infrared, together with estimates for the mass of interstellar …

From parallel to perpendicular–On the orientation of magnetic fields in molecular clouds

D Seifried, S Walch, M Weis, S Reissl… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We present synthetic dust polarization maps of simulated molecular clouds with the goal to
systematically explore the origin of the relative orientation of the magnetic field () with …

IMAGINE: A comprehensive view of the interstellar medium, Galactic magnetic fields and cosmic rays

F Boulanger, T Ensslin, A Fletcher… - … of Cosmology and …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
In this white paper we introduce the IMAGINE Consortium and its scientific background,
goals and structure. The purpose of the consortium is to coordinate and facilitate the efforts …

Moment expansion of polarized dust SED: A new path towards capturing the CMB B-modes with LiteBIRD

L Vacher, J Aumont, L Montier, S Azzoni… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
Accurate characterization of the polarized dust emission from our Galaxy will be decisive in
the quest for the cosmic microwave background (CMB) primordial B-modes. An incomplete …